Nightmares & Dreamscapes Season 1 Episode 7 Autopsy Room Four
- TV-NR
- August 2, 2006
- 43 min
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In the seventh episode of Nightmares & Dreamscapes season 1, titled "Autopsy Room Four," we follow the story of Howard Cottrell, a businessman with a fear of being buried alive. One day, while on a golfing trip with his friends, Howard is bitten by a poisonous snake and falls into a deep coma.
He is brought to a hospital where the doctors declare him dead and send him to the autopsy room. However, as the autopsy is about to begin, Howard suddenly wakes up, paralyzed and unable to move. He can hear and understand everything that's happening around him but cannot communicate or move his body to show that he is alive.
As the autopsy progresses, Howard's fear of being buried alive kicks in, and he starts to panic inside his own immobile body. He can feel every cut and movement made by the doctors, and he has no way of stopping them.
Meanwhile, his family and friends who are anxiously waiting for him to wake up, start to lose hope and decide to bury him. Howard's awareness of the situation increases as he hears his own funeral and the words spoken by his loved ones. He desperately tries to move or make a sound, but his paralyzed body won't respond, and his fear of being buried alive grows even more intense.
The episode goes back and forth between Howard's living nightmare and his friends searching for him as they believe he has gone missing. As time runs out for Howard and his chances of being found alive lessen, his fear of being buried alive becomes his reality.
The tension and suspense of the episode are built up effectively, and the viewer is drawn into the horror of being conscious but unable to communicate or move. The theme of fear is explored in a unique and terrifying way, leaving a lasting impression on the audience.
Overall, "Autopsy Room Four" is a chilling and disturbing episode that will leave you on the edge of your seat until the very end.